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“The house is a real entertainment house – you’ve got a cinema, a pool and all that stuff. It would be perfect for a large wealthy family or a wealthy foreigner who wants a pied a terre in England for the summer.

“And even if you don’t like golf you can go straight out of the back gate and wander around, there are lots of public footpaths.”

Despite its close proximity to the famous course, there is no guarantee the new owner will be granted membership due to the posh club’s incredibly-strict entrance criteria.

There are landscaped gardens with a rose-covered arbour, an outdoor pool and pool house

Prospective members need to have a handicap of 12 or under, the support from six existing members and have to play a round with a committee golfer before their names are proposed to the wider membership, who can blackball people they feel are unsuitable.

But golfers with a handicap of 18 or less can book Sunningdale’s two courses as a guest, costing up to £340 a day.

If golf does not interest the new owner the property is also well-placed for horse racing at Ascot and Windsor are nearby.